Directive 64/432/EEC provides that a Member State or part of a Member State may be declared officially free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis as regards bovine herds subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive.

Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the province of Oristano in the region of Sardegna in order that that province may be considered an officially bovine tuberculosis-free region of Italy.

Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards all the provinces of the region of Marche and the province of Cuneo, the last remaining province of the region of Piemonte not yet included in Chapter 2 of Annex II to Decision 2003/467/EC, in order that those entire regions may be considered officially bovine brucellosis-free regions of Italy.

Italy has also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards all the provinces of the region of Sardegna in order that that region may be considered an officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free region of Italy.

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Italy, the province and the regions concerned should be recognised as officially bovine tuberculosis-free, officially bovine brucellosis-free and officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Italy respectively.

Poland has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the whole territory in order that that Member State may be considered an officially bovine tuberculosis-free Member State.

Poland has also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards 11 administrative regions (powiaty) within the superior administrative units (voivodships) of Podlaskie and Pomorskie in order that those regions may be considered officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Poland.

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Poland, the whole territory of Poland should be recognised as officially bovine tuberculosis-free Member State and the regions (powiaty) of Poland should be recognised as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of that Member State.

Slovenia has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the whole territory in order that that Member State may be considered an officially bovine tuberculosis-free Member State.

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Slovenia, the whole territory of Slovenia should be recognised as officially bovine tuberculosis-free Member State.

Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,